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The northern province of Bac Giang is Vietnam's lychee growing hub. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Competent agencies and localities of Vietnam, including Bac Giang – the country’s lychee growing hub – always create favourable conditions for Chinese businesses and traders to buy the fruit in Bac Giang, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said at a routine press conference on May 26. Answering a question on the purchase of lychee in Bac Giang by Chinese businesses and traders, Hang said over the past time, Vietnamese and Chinese agencies and localities have closely coordinated in creating favourable conditions for their businesses, traders and supermarket chains to research the market and conduct trade promotion for agricultural products, reaping positive results. They have also joined hands in organising activities in both countries to promote lychee sale, attracting the attention of many Chinese firms, and regularly exchanged information about export-import … [Read more...] about Vietnam facilitates lychee purchase by Chinese traders in Bac Giang: Spokeswoman

A blind man and his mentally-illed sister in Bac Giang Province have received over VND217 million (USD9,435) in donations from the public after their story was published on Dantri/Dtinews. Representatives from Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper, Bac Giang Provincial People's Committee, and the local Red Cross Society paid a visit to Giap Van Duc in Tan Yen District on May 25 and transferred the donation of VND 217,753,500 to support his family. Representatives from Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper, Bac Giang Provincial People's Committee, and the local Red Cross Society paid a visit to Giap Van Duc and transferred the donation on May 25 The money was sent by readers to the Dantri/Dtinews Charity Fund to help the elderly blind man and his mentally-ill sister. The Bac Giang Red Cross Society also presented some gifts worth VND5 million to the family. Their old house Receiving the donations, Duc's elder brother Giap Van Dung sent his sincere thanks to the … [Read more...] about Ailing brother and sister in Bac Giang receive support

Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand's retail corporation Central Retail in Vietnam plans to put on shelves about 1,000 tonnes of lychee this year, with first batches of the fruit from Bac Giang province’s Luc Ngan district transported to its supermarkets after a ceremony on May 25. The favourite summer treat is now available across the group’s GO! , Big C , and Tops Market supermarket chains nationwide. Next week, Central Retail together with the Tien Giang authorities will organise the Vietnam fruit festival in a bid to promote lychee – a northern fruit – in the southern area. The group is also working with Thai partners to effectively distribute the fruit in Thailand. Earlier, the Bac Giang People’s Committee and Central Retail signed a cooperation pact on lychee distribution in 2022 on both virtual and physical channels./. VNA … [Read more...] about Thai retail corporation to sell some 1,000 tonnes of lychees

Yeremia Rambitan, 22, runner-up in the men’s doubles contest, had finished the last day of the badminton tournament on May 22. The Indonesian badminton athletes were saying goodbye to Vietnamese volunteers in the northern province of Bac Giang when Yeremia allegedly laughed and used "inappropriate language" in a loud voice. The incident was livestreamed on social media, the Indosport reported. Yeremia explained that he had said things in jest, but he still faced a backlash from the Indonesian community. The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) issued an official statement regarding the incident Thursday, with general secretary Muhammad Fadil issuing a warning to Yeremia. He said Yeremia had apologized for his actions and promised not to repeat it. Yeremia’s coach Aryono Miranat said he only learned of his ward’s actions when he was returning to his country. He said he would like to apologize if Yeremia’s words had hurt anyone. … [Read more...] about Indonesian athlete hurls verbal abuse at Vietnamese SEA Games volunteers

Kevin Coppel, Asia-Pacific managing director (left ) and Christine Li, Asia-Pacific head of research for Knight Frank in Singapore When the US-China trade tensions bubbled over in 2018, corporates found it increasingly difficult to carry out business in China due to sourcing uncertainties and rising costs. This trend only worsened in the face of the pandemic and resulting border closures. Businesses responded by pursuing opportunities to set up bases outside of China while still retaining a stake in one of the world’s strongest economies. The China+1 strategy thus emerged. It is based on diversifying its supply base into other countries in order to minimise the risk of disruptions arising from geopolitical tensions, trade wars and tariffs, as well as rising labour costs. These companies are not abandoning China but rather giving themselves options, enjoying the best of what China and other economies have to offer. In pursuit of the China+1 strategy, the spotlight is naturally … [Read more...] about Will Vietnam become a big geopolitical beneficiary?

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency. Party and State leaders meet with NA ethnic minority deputies (Photo: VNA) - Party and State leaders had a meeting with members of the 15th National Assembly (NA) from ethnic minority groups, on May 25. Read full story - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh had meetings with the governors of Kanagawa Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture, Yuji Kuroiwa and Ichita Yamamoto, respectively, on May 25 as part of his ongoing trip to Japan. Read full story - Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representatives of Vietnam to ASEAN, has co-chaired the 9th meeting of ASEAN-Korea Joint Cooperation Committee (AKJCC) with the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ambassador to ASEAN Kwon Hee-seog. Read full story - Vietnam’s internet economy was valued at about 21 billion USD in 2021, contributing to 5 percent of GDP and rising seven-fold from 2015, heard the Vietnam - Asia Digital … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest on May 26

What you need to know today in Vietnam: Politics -- Vietnam's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Political Director Alon Bar co-chaired the fourth political consultation conference between the two ministries via videoconference on Thursday, according to the Vietnam News Agency . Society -- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health issued a document on Thursday urging the local healthcare system to beef up monitoring of people coming from abroad, especially from countries where monkeypox cases have been recorded, at borer gates to timely repond to any infection found. -- Many trees were uprooted and advertising boards were blown off when rains and strong winds hit Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday evening. -- Three died and one was injured as a house wall collapsed in Vinh Phuc Province, northern Vietnam on Thursday, according to local authorities. -- The Economic Committee of the National Assembly has just … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – May 27

A landslide in Lai Chau province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – As of May 25 morning, flash floods triggered by downpours had claimed five lives, including two in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang, and one each in Hoa Binh, Dien Bien and Quang Ngai. Meanwhile, four people in Tuyen Quang and one in Dien Bien were injured. Up to 317 houses in Ha Giang, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Yen Bai, Dien Bien, Lao Cai, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Cao Bang, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces were damaged. Meanwhile, in excess of 19,250 ha of crops, 426.6 ha of aquaculture and 6,898 poultry and animals were either inundated or swept away. A landslide on a dyke in Son Duong district of Tuyen Quang province (Photo: VNA) In Dien Bien’s Muong Cha district, landslide has buried a house while five others were in high-risks areas. In the capital city of Hanoi, at least 11 big trees fell down due to heavy rains on the past two days and flooding were recorded in various districts. … [Read more...] about Death toll from floods in northern region rises